Can cooler



Patented Nov. 3, 1936 narran s'rATss PATENT OFFICE .Application March 4,

3 Claims.

The invention relates to a can cooler and more especially to a cooling jacket for cream or milk cans.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a jacket of this character, wherein through the use of absorbent strips located between inner and outer fabric sections when enveloping a can and diagonally disposed by the application of water the contents of the can can be cooled and thetendency of the water to run straight down from top to bottom of the jacket and escape without soaking the absorbent strips ,and fabric of the inner and outer sections will be (offset or avoided so that saturation of such water will be assured by the jacket and a draft between the sections is assured for effecting evaporation and thereby safeguarding the can from heat without the same.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a jacket of this character, wherein a milk or cream can will be protected from excessive heat, excessive cold and from damage resultant from being struck by other cans, the jacket being serv- :icieable in the transportation of the can from one locality to another and particularly when in transit upon railway cars.

A further object of the invention is the proviof a jacket of this character, wherein the construction thereof is novel in form so that it can be readily and easily applied to a milk or cream can and when worn thereby will maintain the can contents cool particularly when stored or during transit thereof.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a jacket of this character, which is eX- tremely simple in its construction, thoroughly reliable and efficient in its operation, readily and easily applied to and removed from the can, durable, and inexpensive to manufacture.

With these and other objects in View, the invention consists in the features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing, which disclosed the preferred embodiment of the invention and pointed out in the claims hereunto appended.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is an elevation of a can showing the jacket constructed in accordance with the invention applied thereto, the said jacket being partly in section.

Figure 2 is an elevation of a can with the jacket applied, the latter being broken away to show the fastening of the inner section of said jacket about the can.

1936, Serial No. 67,129

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the Outside section of the jacket.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary plan view looking toward the inner side thereof.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary sectional view on the line 5-5 of Figure 4.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views in the drawing.

Referring to the drawing in detail, A designates generally a milk or cream can which is of the usual construction and applicable to this can is a cooling jacket constituting the present invention and hereinafter fully described.

This jacket comprises an inner textile section I0 and an outer textile section II, respectively, each preferably made from burlap, the inner section III being of a height to extend from the bottom seam I2 of said can A to the breast seam I3 thereof while the outer section Il is of a height to extend from the bottom edge of said can A to a point over the breast I4 of such can. These sections I0 and I I are provided with taped edges I5.

Carried at the inner face of the outer section is a series or plurality of uniformly spaced absorbent pads or strips I6, these in their uniformly spaced relation to each other being disposed diagonally of the section Il.

Carried at one end of each section I0 and II are inside and outside metal strips I'I which are riveted to the section at I 3 and such strips being of a length corresponding to the length of the end edge of such section while removed from the other end edge of each section are inside and outside metal strips I9, these being made secure to the section by rivets 20 thus providing at this other edge 2l of such section a flap closing the gap between the strips I'I and I9 when the sections IIl and II are trained about or envelop the can A in their inner and outer relationship. Fitted with the outside m'etal strips I'I and I9 of Ieach section III and II are hold-fast members 22 for separable connection therewith of coiled tensioning springs 23 which function to tighten the sections I0 and I I about the can A when enveloping the same. These springs 23 are separable from the group of hold-fast members 22 as carried at one end of a companionsection Ill or II.

When the jacket is applied to the can the water poured against the breast I4 of the can A will flow downwardly between the sections I0 and Il and become absorbed by these sections and also the diagonally disposed pads I6, the latter by reason of the diagonal disposition thereof off-sets the tendency of the water to run straight down to the bottom and escape from the jacket Without soaking the absorbent strips and inside and outside sections of such jacket.

The disposition of the sections I and Il one Within the other creates in eiect a chimney draft which materially aids in the process of evaporation and through the use of the jacket the contents of the can A Will be cooled and protected from excessive cold from Without as Well as heat. The jacket when Worn by the can will also protect the same from being struck by other cans which necessarily would dent the can. It is also possible to apply ice to the breast of the can when wearing the jacket so that the contents of the can can be maintained cool.

This chimney draft eiect between the sections of the jacket is of great value in aiding the process of evaporation particularly Where the can is located Within a group so as to be cut off from circulation of air, the jacket being adapted to protect the contents of the can and particularly when the same is stored or is in transit.

The section Il has on its inner face a canvas strip 24, this being disposed to assist in leading Water poured on the breast of the can down between the sections Il] and Il and also to equalize the tension of the springs 23 avoiding pulling the outer section Il out of shape.

What is clamed is:

1. A jacket of the character described comprising inner and outer textile sections, and absorbent strips carried on the inner face of the outer section and diagonally disposed in uniformly spaced relation to each other.

2. A jacket of the character described comprising inner and outer textile sections, absorbent strips carried on the inner face of the outer section and diagonally disposed in uniformly spaced relation to each other, metal strips carried by the sections, one of the strips being iixed to one end of the section and the other strip being removed from the other end of said section to provide a closure ilap between said ends of the sections, and means separably connected to the metal strips and tightening the sections in enveloping relation to a receptacle.

3. A jacket of the character described comprising inner and outer textile sections, absorbent strips carried on the inner face of the outer section and diagonally disposed in uniformly spaced relation to each other, metal strips carried by the sections, one of the strips being fixed to one end of the section and the other strip being removed from the other end of said section to provide a closure flap between said ends of the sections, means separably connected to the metal strips and tightening the sections in enveloping relation to a receptacle, and taping along the edges of said sections.

TOMMIE H. ENGLEMAN. 

